# The Rest of the Century Could Dwarf Its First Decades by M. C. Roco and W. S. Bainbridge > "The profound changes of the next two decades may be nothing compared to the utter transformation that may take place in the remainder of the 21st century." > **— M. C. Roco and W. S. Bainbridge**, *2002, Overview of Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance* ## Sources and Context - **Full source:** [Roco and Bainbridge, Overview of Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance, 2002](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/bioecon-%28%23%20023SUPP%29%20NSF-NBIC.pdf). The authors distinguish near-term change from a much larger hypothesized late-century transformation. The Overview is the editors’ authored forecast within an NSF/DOC-sponsored volume; its views are not automatically U.S. Government policy. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Technological Evolution|Technological Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance|Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance]] - [[wiki/Technological Evolution|Technological Evolution]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The profound changes of the next two decades may be nothing compared to the utter transformation that may take place in the remainder of the 21st century." — M. C. Roco and W. S. Bainbridge, 2002, Overview of Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-nbic-century-transformation ```